St James' Park

[mickthemagpie]

https://www.facebook.com/turnipheadpic/posts/1863048227267969

 

Some great photos there!

thanks man. Some great pics. The old ticket office! Mira's ill-fitting off the peg white jacket  Where there only four turnstiles at the Gallowgate?? I don't remember it like that.

 

Well there's a picture in there with 8 in one block!

[Altamullan]

Yep. A few pics further on (and a number of years on/early 80s I think) there is one which shows the back of the scoreboard and seems to show four.

[Sir Toon]

There was around 20 turnstyles.  I used to go in the corner as a bairn in number  7 or 8 but sometimes if it was chocka we'd go in the middle block of 4. Im sure there was another big block in the West Gallowgate as well plus just around the corner beside the old West stand there was a little block.

[bigfella]

There was around 20 turnstyles.  I used to go in the corner as a bairn in number  7 or 8 but sometimes if it was chocka we'd go in the middle block of 4. Im sure there was another big block in the West Gallowgate as well plus just around the corner beside the old West stand there was a little block.

 

Yep,  that's correct.  The eight turnstiles were admittance to the Corner, the next four to get in the Scoreboard, another four for the West Gallowgate with two up the steps, round by the West Stand.

 

[cp40]

hanging gardens of babylon in their hay day.

[ToonTastic]

What is the God awful version of Blaydon Races they've decided to start playing??

 

 

[Dave]

There'll be a new version of Blaydon Races played tonight, recorded with help from Gallowgate Flags and Wor Hyem 1892

 

https://audioboom.com/posts/5816880-blaydon-races?utm_campaign=detailpage&utm_content=retweet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

[ToonTastic]

Ah right. It's awful.

 

 

[ujpest doza]

Not seen this mentioned unless im blind but there was loads of level 7 seats empty on Saturday scattered around.  Not sure what the craic was there like unless the flash floods had owt to do with it.

 

We noticed that as well. It's been like that all season for some reason but Saturday was worse than ever. Strange as all seats up there are sold so it must be tickets holders just not turning up.

 

Not sure about that, isn't it the section returned by the away team and put back on sale late? That's where I bought my two for Wigan and it was all casual fans, tourists etc. Maybe they just didn't sell them all because they went on sale late?

About 6 seats altogether directly behind me a re season ticket holders but all were empty for Wigan and Burton. Taken against Leeds though.

That's between the centre circle and D in Milburn Level 7

[Guest]

Ah right. It's awful.

 

 

 

Why change it.

[ToonTastic]

Ah right. It's awful.

 

 

 

Why change it.

My thoughts exactly

[U2]

Wow, that is really really really bad.

[RodneyCisse]

Fucking hell.

[Figures 1-0 Football]

Is it an attempt to make it more singable pre-match?

[JCONA]

wish I'd never heard it

[Altamullan]

Full six verses required. Teach the folk their heritage.

 

[edit: there's seven!  ]

[HaydnNUFC]

That new Blaydon Races sounds like a Zulu war chant

[Altamullan]

Think I'd prefer a Zulu war chant to be fair. Or maybe a little ditty like this (from West rather than South Africa) might catch on: 'Beef Jerky Time!'

 

[Eddy Chibas]

Ah right. It's awful.

 

To me the start of it sounds like an upbeat, quasi-poor man's remix of The Viking Clap and an African tribal warchant. It's like they were aiming to create a mish mash cultural fusion, which they thought would sound authentic & cool.

 

Typical Ashley SD United gimick - s*** & tacky.

[ToonTastic]

Ah right. It's awful.

 

To me the start of it sounds like an upbeat, quasi-poor man's remix of The Viking Clap and an African tribal warchant. It's like they were aiming to create a mish mash cultural fusion, which they thought would sound.

 

Typical Ashley SD United gimick - s*** & tacky.

Noubt to do with them to be fair just backed by them.

[Eddy Chibas]

Ah right. It's awful.

 

To me the start of it sounds like an upbeat, quasi-poor man's remix of The Viking Clap and an African tribal warchant. It's like they were aiming to create a mish mash cultural fusion, which they thought would sound.

 

Typical Ashley SD United gimick - s*** & tacky.

Noubt to do with them to be fair just backed by them.

 

Ahhhh, my bad. Typical of them to at least rubberstamp something which sounds so gimmicky. It's right up SD's alley.

[shintonsghost]

 

might get lynched but i think the blaydon races is shite and sounds cringey as fuck.

 

wish the morons would get the crowd into it with some tunes that we all get into

 

 

 

this would liven it up 

[Danh1]

No thanks, cringey Reading and Bolton Wanderers stuff that. If the crowd at SJP are up for it then they're up for it, if they aren't then cringey sing-a-longs won't liven it up.

 

I agree that the version of Blaydon Races posted is fucking horrendous mind.

 

Not really relevant but I wish they would play New Radicals - Get What You Give before matches again, love it and it reminds me of NUFC every time I hear it.

[huss9]

blaydon races is anything but cringey.

traditiional song about our city, not football related, not some old 60's rehashed pop song.

[GavMcEl]

No thanks, cringey Reading and Bolton Wanderers stuff that. If the crowd at SJP are up for it then they're up for it, if they aren't then cringey sing-a-longs won't liven it up.

 

I agree that the version of Blaydon Races posted is f***ing horrendous mind.

 

Not really relevant but I wish they would play New Radicals - Get What You Give before matches again, love it and it reminds me of NUFC every time I hear it.

Wouldn't mind that .... Cracking tune " wake up kids, we got the dreamers disease"